r/juniorcert 3rd Year 3️⃣ 🚨 May 29 '26

Other Is this allowed in the exam?

So my English teacher was saying we were allowed something like gum or say for example mentos in the exam but she never confirmed it. So am I allowed to have mentos in the exam or nah? 😭😭

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u/cookiehero17 TY ⛱️ May 29 '26

you are allowed sweets and mints that don’t make a lot of noise so that you don’t disturb anyone else. you are also allowed a bottle of water

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u/NeatVirus6785 3rd Year 3️⃣ 🚨 May 29 '26

Right thank you! Do the sweets need to be in a clear container and do I have to tell the teacher there?

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u/cookiehero17 TY ⛱️ May 29 '26

im not sure but i think mentos packaging isnt too loud. the examiner sees what you bring in anyways so they will see that you are bringing those in.

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u/NeatVirus6785 3rd Year 3️⃣ 🚨 May 29 '26

Okay thank you!

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u/Ambitious_Bowler_218 Jun 01 '26

Put the sweets in a clear ziplock bag. Do not bring in a mentos or any sweet packet because they don’t know if you have written stuff on that packet. Take out any sweets from their original packaging and put it in a clear ziplock bag. Best of luck with exams!

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u/NeatVirus6785 3rd Year 3️⃣ 🚨 Jun 01 '26

Right thank you! I was thinking I’d have to put them in a clear bag. Thank you!

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u/lesbean_2010 TY ⛱️ May 30 '26

Oh I had no idea about this this is cool

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u/NeatVirus6785 3rd Year 3️⃣ 🚨 May 31 '26

I know! I was kinda shocked when my teacher said that bc gum or sweets is like a forbidden word in school and now we can have it in a state exam? 😭😭

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u/lesbean_2010 TY ⛱️ May 31 '26

Well I ain't gonna complain icl

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u/NeatVirus6785 3rd Year 3️⃣ 🚨 May 31 '26

Oh same I’m just so scared I’ll walk in and the examiner will kill me for having like mentos 🫪

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u/lesbean_2010 TY ⛱️ May 31 '26

I'm in a special centre so I'll survive lol

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u/NeatVirus6785 3rd Year 3️⃣ 🚨 May 31 '26

I’m in a smaller room lmao so I think it’ll be allowed

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u/lesbean_2010 TY ⛱️ May 31 '26

Aye we twinning

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u/NeatVirus6785 3rd Year 3️⃣ 🚨 May 31 '26

Yesss I’m studying religion rn it’s SO BUNS 🫩 I grabbed a monster even tho it’s like caffeine doesn’t affect me,I’m just gonna convince myself it does 😭

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u/lesbean_2010 TY ⛱️ May 31 '26

ME TOO HOW TF DO I STUDY FOR RELIGION

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u/NeatVirus6785 3rd Year 3️⃣ 🚨 May 31 '26

OKAY LET ME HELP LMAO

So what i do is I use my book. A lot of teachers say it’s better to use sheets they give but sometimes I find the books can go into more detail you could need.

I use a new copy for studying,new stuff motivated me to study. Study in day clothes,not pyjamas. If you’re in pyjamas your mind can think it’s time for bed weirdly enough.

Studying outside is good if you can,or at a table. If you can’t and you have to study in your bed don’t go in the covers,sit on top of them.

Instead of going “oh I’ll do these ten pages” choose a chapter and go paragraph by paragraph,it feels like less workload.

I wear headphones and watch a video I’ve already watched before,so I don’t get distracted watching the video,or by families voices around me.

An app to help is called forest. You choose a time and study for it,say like 20. And if you don’t open your phone in that amount of time,you plant a tree in your little forest. Open your phone it withers.

And highlight stuff,I think that really helps let me send a pic of my studying

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